The mark consists of the words "NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS" in all capital letters, in a dark teal color, and in block lettering. The words "NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR" appear at the top of the mark and are smaller in comparison to the other words. The word "PUBLIC" is most prominent and largest and appears directly below the words "NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR". The word "CHARTER" appears directly below the word "PUBLIC" and the word "SCHOOLS" appears directly below the word "CHARTER". The four lines of the literal element of the mark are justified. There is a design directly to the left of the literal element. The design is the shape of a shield and is in dark teal and light blue colors. The top left and bottom right portion of the shield contain a design pattern of four light blue and three white stripes. The top right and bottom left portion of the shield is solid dark teal.